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Edited by Elaine Wyllie. 1238 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, Lea and Febiger, 1993. $99.50. ISBN 0-8121-1504-X.

The editor of this comprehensive textbook has attempted to put together a single reference work of epileptology with a "broad but detailed overview," and she has succeeded in this effort. The book comprises six major parts: basic mechanisms of epileptogenesis, basic principles of electroencephalography, clinical epileptology, antiepileptic medications, epilepsy surgery, and psychosocial aspects of epilepsy. Each of the major parts contains chapters by well-recognized experts -- virtually a Who's Who of epileptology -- and all the chapters are well organized and well written. Despite its great length and many authors, the book is remarkably cohesive and readable.

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